The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that for decades, Sports Illustrated has been the glossy standard-bearer of sports journalism and swimsuits. The Globe's Simon Houpt writes, however, that now, S.I. is accused of publishing stories that were generated by artificial intelligence, under bylines and headshots of writers who themselves seemed to be fabricated by machines. Futurism reported it had found a series of product reviews on the S.I. website that had been published last summer, initially under the byline of a writer who appeared to have no other on-line presence -- with an author headshot found to be for sale on a site offering AI-generated stock photos -- and then, some time later, replaced with a different byline and author photo that were similarly fake. The S.I. stories featured the sort of awkwardly formulated sentences for which AI is increasingly known. One piece, a listing of seven volleyballs the reader could click on and buy through Amazon, contained the curious declaration that "Volleyballs aren't as complicated as many people think;" and a suggestion that the Wilson brand is "not exactly the most famous in the sport, it is well-known enough to be recognized by professional players."